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Covid-19

ADOL disbursed more than $1B in unemployment benefits

The Alabama Department of Labor has disbursed more than $1 billion in COVID-19-related unemployment compensations benefits, said Secretary ... Read more

Covid-19

ADOL pays $6 million in COVID-19-related unemployment, urges patience

The Alabama Department of Labor has paid more than $6 million in COVID-19 related unemployment compensation benefits. Some ... Read more

Covid-19

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS: Workers affected by COVID-19 can file claims

Editor’s note: All COVID-19 updates and stories from The News Courier will be posted as breaking news. These ... Read more

Local News

Limestone fares well as state posts new record-low jobless rate

Limestone and other north Alabama counties reported among the lowest jobless rates this past month, while the state ... Read more

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UPDATED: State rate up, local rate down

Alabama’s unemployment rate is up slightly despite what officials are calling record employment in the state. The preliminary, ... Read more

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Alabama jobless rate steady at 3.8 percent

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s unemployment rate is unchanged at a record low level. The Alabama Department of ... Read more

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Jobless rate up as official says more Alabamians working

State employment officials announced recently that a record number of Alabamians are working, though unemployment numbers are up ... Read more

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State, local jobless rates hold steady

Jobless rates in both Alabama and Limestone County stayed flat in February at 3.7 percent and 3.9 percent, ... Read more

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Gov. Ivey urges employers to hire veterans

MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey joined U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta and Alabama Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington in ... Read more

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Initial unemployment compensation claims at 44-year low

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s unemployment compensation initial claims are ... Read more